Storm trackers with the National Hurricane Center are monitoring a growing tropical disturbance, Invest 92L, located about 400 miles east of Florida. The system could show tropical development as it approaches the southeast U.S. Uncertainty remains about its potential to strengthen, but warm waters could fuel its development. Regardless, the disturbed weather is expected to move into parts of Florida...
Three South Carolina bars will pay over $1.3 million after a man’s new wife was killed hours after their wedding. Samantha Miller died on April 28, 2023, when a drunk driver rear-ended the golf cart she was riding in with her husband, Aric Hutchinson, and two family members. Hutchinson sued the bars that served the driver, Jamie Komoroski, whose blood-alcohol...
Nashville is set to get its first Rainbow Crosswalk. Around 100 volunteers will gather at the intersection of 14th Street and Woodland in East Nashville to paint the rainbow. The project is a collaboration between Metro Nashville LGBTQ Caucus, Council member Clay Capp, Nashville Department of Transportation, Nashville Pride, and the Lipstick Lounge. The Lipstick Lounge is one of only 33...
Two climate protesters have just been arrested for spraying orange paint on Stonehenge - the 5,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern England. The act, carried out by Just Stop Oil, drew swift condemnation from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who called it a “disgraceful act of vandalism.” UK Labour leader Keir Starmer also criticized the group, describing the damage as...
A team from UCL and University Medical Center Goettingen has developed an AI-powered blood test that predicts Parkinson's disease up to seven years before symptoms appear. This neurodegenerative disorder, affecting nearly 10 million people worldwide, progresses as brain cells die, losing the ability to produce dopamine due to the alpha-synuclein protein buildup. Currently, treatments start only after symptoms develop. The...
Eli Lilly and Company opened its $2 billion Concord facility on Friday, bringing hundreds of high-paying jobs to the area. The facility will package and ship medicines globally. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper attended the ribbon-cutting, marking a project he helped facilitate over two years ago. Cooper stated the state will work with Eli Lilly to increase medication access for...
Tropical Storm Alberto has officially formed, becoming the first named storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season. As of 11 a.m., Alberto is located about 295 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. The storm is moving west at 9 mph and is expected to reach the northeastern coast of Mexico early Thursday morning. A...
June's full moon, known as the strawberry moon, will rise over the Charleston coast on June 21. The moon will rise at 8:41 p.m. Friday night, with its peak occurring just shy of half an hour later. In the Pee Dee, the moon will rise at 8:47 p.m., and along the Border Belt, it will rise at 8:45 p.m. The...
Charleston was just named the best city in America by one of the top travel magazines in the world. Condé Nast Traveler readers named the Holy City as the top small city in the US for the second year in a row, beating out Santa Fe, Alexandria, and Savannah. The travel magazine described the winning city as follows: "Charleston may be a small...
Exciting news for dessert lovers in Charleston! The wildly popular PA-based Milkshake Factory is making its way to the area. Franchisees Dana Soucy and Julie Thomas are set to introduce the delectable brand to the lowcountry, with outlets planned for Bluffton and Hilton Head in South Carolina. The brainchild of Dana Edwards Manatos, Milkshake Factory was born from a rich family legacy...